Saints playing in Paris this fall, and now Pelicans games in France too?
It was another disappointing season for basketball in the Big Easy. The Pelicans failed to win 30 games. The head coach was fired midseason, and fan apathy is at an all-time low. But despite what it might look on the outside, on the inside, Pelicans executive Joe Dumars believes they’re close to. Getting it right and Dumars would know what works because he’s won an NBA title as an executive and did it just 4 seasons into serving as the Pistons VP, *** season that he then followed up with an Eastern Conference Finals appearance. Man, we’re in *** better position now here than we were there, and so that’s why I’m so, uh, positive about this experience here. We’re much further along than, uh, when I took over Detroit. No matter where you start, you better have *** vision and *** focus for what kind of team you wanna be, what, what, what, what kind of players you wanna get like you, you have to be crystal clear in your mind and your organization has to be crystal clear in the type of guys you wanna bring in like we all believe in the same thing like, yeah, you got, you gotta be tougher, you gotta be stronger, you gotta battle, you gotta compete every night, uh, and if it gets *** little chippy, mm, that’s, that’s fine too. And so, um. I’m just saying that that you have to know who you want to be and we know who we want to be. Dumars also spoke *** great deal about the future of the franchise, which of course includes the head coaching vacancy. The VP said there is no timeline and no definitive list for that job. Reporting in Metairie, Kendall Duncan, WDSU News.
Saints playing in Paris this fall, and now Pelicans games in France too?
Updated: 9:09 PM CDT May 17, 2026
The New Orleans Saints will be playing the first ever NFL game in France this fall when the Black & Gold take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Paris on Sunday, October 25th.A Francophile who’s done extensive charity work in both New Orleans and Paris, Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson will also be bringing her NBA team to the City of Light to play regular season games. A report from Jake Fischer say the Pelicans will take on the San Antonio Spurs in Paris in January 2027. Spurs superstar Victor Wembamyama is from France so the games will draw worldwide attention. The Pelicans are currently searching for a new head coach and the report from Fischer and his partner Marc Stein says the Pels have taken longer than expected because they are fully evaluating and considering recently fired Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley.Mosley is one of five candidates that’s been interviewed for the job. The others include Darvin Ham, Rajon Rondo, Steve Hetzel and James Borrego. A decision is expected early this week. Back to the Saints. The team’s game in Paris features and early kickoff. New Orleans and Pittsburgh will start at 8:30 a.m. CST. The Saints have played three games internationally since 2008. All of those games (2008, 2017, 2022) have been played in London.
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The New Orleans Saints will be playing the first ever NFL game in France this fall when the Black & Gold take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Paris on Sunday, October 25th.
A Francophile who’s done extensive charity work in both New Orleans and Paris, Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson will also be bringing her NBA team to the City of Light to play regular season games.
A report from Jake Fischer say the Pelicans will take on the San Antonio Spurs in Paris in January 2027. Spurs superstar Victor Wembamyama is from France so the games will draw worldwide attention.
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The Pelicans are currently searching for a new head coach and the report from Fischer and his partner Marc Stein says the Pels have taken longer than expected because they are fully evaluating and considering recently fired Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley.
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Mosley is one of five candidates that’s been interviewed for the job. The others include Darvin Ham, Rajon Rondo, Steve Hetzel and James Borrego. A decision is expected early this week.
Back to the Saints. The team’s game in Paris features and early kickoff. New Orleans and Pittsburgh will start at 8:30 a.m. CST.
The Saints have played three games internationally since 2008. All of those games (2008, 2017, 2022) have been played in London.